NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Swansea, MA

Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Swansea, Massachusetts, and NPI 1093700726, issued on Sep 19, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 261943, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1093700726
Name
Joseph Timothy Lifrak
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License numbers
261943 MA
MD09929 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
479 Swansea Mall Dr, Swansea, MA 02777
Phone
(508) 973-1550
Enumerated
Sep 19, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 21, 2025
Fax
(508) 973-0386
Medicaid ID
7006971 RI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100225000773); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 1994
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 479 Swansea Mall Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Katherine Benevides, NPNurse Practitioner1033179452
  2. William Blair, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1629428644
  3. Shawn Blankenship, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1801322805
  4. Brittany Braga, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1942937917
  5. Jenna Carchedi, DPTPhysical Therapist1164815700
  6. Brian Costa, FNPNurse Practitioner1144774522

Verify Joseph Timothy Lifrak in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

828 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 126 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Lifrak828
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam250 claims
  2. Celecoxib131 claims
  3. Amoxicillin127 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl87 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone63 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl33 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $150.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Lifrak$150
  2. Specialty average$19,779

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southcoast Physicians Group IncProvidence, RI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Timothy Lifrak among 76 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Massachusetts

Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD is one of 76 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2001 among the 60 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 76 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Massachusetts.

All 76 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Swansea → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Renaud, M.D.Raynham, MA 027671386691087
  2. Andrew Rogers, MDRaynham, MA 027671811044639
  3. Matthew Kippe, MDDartmouth, MA 027471841491396
  4. Jeremy Stern, MDN Dartmouth, MA 027471528063872
  5. Gilbert Shapiro, MDNew Bedford, MA 027401518957935
  6. Ralph Cook, MDFalmouth, MA 025401619366333
  7. Michael Corbett, M.D.Needham, MA 024921417967373
  8. Mark Haffenreffer, M.D.Needham, MA 024921053321992

Common questions

What is Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093700726, issued on Sep 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 479 Swansea Mall Dr, Swansea, MA, 02777. Phone: (508) 973-1550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 261943, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD had 828 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.